And my winner for the month: Broad-leaved penstemon (Penstemon ovatus). I am amazed at how vibrant and long-lasting these blooms are. #bloomscrolling #pnwnativeplants

#bloomscrolling #pnwnativeplants for May

Gratified to confirm that after months of mowing around these suspicious leaves, it is indeed a volunteer California poppy (Eschscholzia californica)! I hope the poppies I actually sowed get this nice (probably not!) #pnwnativeplants

I put this cardboard down to collect slugs. Seems like a popular place to make a home! (Dark-eyed junco?) #birds #pnw

😍😍😍 Hello, you! Welcome to the world! Oregon iris (Iris tenax) #pnwnativeplants #bloomscrolling

First blooms of my first spring doing #pnwnativeplants 🙏🌸 Viola adunca (Early blue violet / Dog violet) sitting pretty under petals of a saucer magnolia tree.